[Info] Text Imprinting
Foil-stamped Text Imprinting via Letterpress or Die-cast text.
1. Letterpress Text Imprinting
Letterpress Text Imprinting is imprinting with hot moveable type, and foil, ready for us to do in-house right away with no die-casting or logo etching processes to slow things down. Turnaround time is usually 2 to 6 business days. We offer both upper and lower case letters for excellent legibility, in either the standard 36 pt. Times Roman font, or in an elegant script-like font called Brush.
The setup costs are minimal and the per-folder stamping cost is also low; see the table below.
The usual location for choir name imprinting is centered, in the upper portion of the front of the folder, approximately 3 to 4 inches (8-10 cm) down from the top. The usual location for imprinting a singer or music director name is at the lower right front corner of the folder.
| Letterpress Text Pricing | One-time Setup | Stamping cost per folder | Stamping cost when 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| One line, maximum 30 characters | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, maximum 30 characters each | 6.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, maximum 30 characters each | 12.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Pricing for Extended line lengths up to 45 characters (any longer line requires a different press): | |||
| One line, over 30 characters | 6.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, any one over 30 characters | 9.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, any one over 30 characters | 15.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
2. Die-cast Text Imprinting
Die-cast text imprinting uses type slugs cast from molten metal, and you have a greater flexibility in choice of size and font. We have 15 choices across various popular fonts. As you may expect, setup costs are higher, and turnaround time is typically 3-6 business days. However, the stamping cost per-folder is the same. Die-cast text, therefore, is also a very reasonable choice for repetitive imprinting of choir names since the somewhat higher setup cost spreads out nicely across a choir-size order.
For a single folder order, where a singer chooses a font for their name from the die-cast text choices below, the imprinting may cost more than the folder! However, given the quality and longevity of our folders, people do, and are very happy with the result. Given the higher setup cost compared to Letterpress text imprinting, we see this style of imprinting more often on individual gift orders.
Note that if none of our listed fonts matches your choir's existing type style, we can print
Here are the font choices for Die-cast text imprinting:
N.B. Don't trust the screen or print size which you see to be precise, but rather, note that we have listed the point size of each font.
| Die-cast Text Pricing | Setup | Stamping cost per folder | Stamping cost when 50 or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| One line, maximum 30 characters | 30.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, maximum 30 characters each | 40.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, maximum 30 characters each | 50.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Pricing for Extended line lengths up to 45 characters (any longer line requires a different press): | |||
| One line, over 30 characters | 40.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 |
| Two lines, any one over 30 characters | 50.00 | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Three lines, any one over 30 characters | 60.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
Imprint Locations:
- Mid-top front; centered
- Upper right front; right-justified
- Lower right front; right-justified
- Inside folder in upper top left
- Upper left back outer edge; left-justified
- Mid-top back; centered
- Lower left back outer edge; left-justified